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Today in the world of outdoor furniture the term pergotenda is used in a generic way to identify a type of product consisting in a pergola structure covered by retractable canvas.

However, Pergotenda® is actually the registered trademark of a Corradi patent that created a whole new market. In fact, before its invention there was no product with a mobile stacking cover, so the brand not only comprises the name but also its unique and unrivalled technical specifications.

It’s time to celebrate.

Every anniversary is a special occasion for balances: 40 years have passed since the foundation of our company in Bologna, a workshop for the production of awnings at that time. Moreover, 20 years already since the Pergotenda^® patent, which marked a decisive turning point in sun protection, effectively opening a new market and making Corradi a benchmark in the sector.

This year the experts at Pantone Colour Institute have come up with a difficult, flamboyant colour, often considered inappropriate (don't dare wear it to the theatre!). No, don't call it violet, because it is much more than that: it is Ultra Violet, the Pantone colour of 2018 that will set trends and be used in combinations and experiments in the worlds of fashion, design and furniture until December. We have studied it for you and we want to reveal what we have discovered, especially when it comes to using the colour of the year in outdoor furniture.

Are you ready?

From Feb 27 to Mar 3 we will attend R+T at Messe Stuttgart, landmark for innovation in sun protection during the last 50 years. The right context to present Corradi in Wonderland, and a lot of news to give space to your time.

The time has come: Monday, Feb. 26th we will inaugurate the new headquarter in Via M. Serenari 20 in Castel Maggiore (Bologna).

The 29^th edition of Intergastra, the biennial event dedicated to the world of gastronomy and hospitality, returns from 3^rd to 7^th of February at the Messe Stuttgart. Thanks to the recent expansion of the exhibition area, it will be now able to count on 115.000 sq. m of space, to welcome the approximately 100.000 visitors expected and the 1,400 international exhibitors. 

The appointment with the Women's Ski World Cup, which opens 2018 with the free downhill and super-G races awaited by athletes and enthusiasts, is back. Spotlight on the Queen of the Dolomites, which from 19^th to 21^st of January will welcome a large audience of athletes, technicians, sports personalities, media and VIPs in the fascinating setting of Cortina d’Ampezzo’s Alps.

The “Nancy Forum” promoted by Alliance Paysage from 17^th to 19^th of January brings together the network of independent landscape architects who, since 1994, have been working to define standards, proposals and trends in the high-end garden design sector.